Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-27
DAILY HERALD.
THE CHAUTAUOUA.
The Delayed Report Comes to
Hand After FHany DAYS.

The HERALD has paid considerable
attention to the Chautauqua meeting
at Long Beach, and has given full re
port each day. The report of last
Thursday was mislaid in the Long
Beach postofiice and only came to time
yesterday. 1t is too good to be lost
and hence it is given to-day.
"After the usual devotional exercises
DR.. Ostrander took up the subject OF
Bible study. He illustrated every
thing on the blackboard, making sa-
cred geography-the geography OF the
land where the Bible was written
very prominent. Then he turned his
attention to the characteristics of a
teacher, still using the board.
A teacher to be efficient must
be Christian mot merely be-
cause his father and mother were, but
experimental believer in the doc
trine of sins forgiven. He must study
the Bible; be thorough, using all the
helps within his reach. Study nature
as well as books. Let every stone,
leaf, piece of glass, charcoal-every-
thing help him illustrate the word of
God. He shows himself a skillful
teacher of q normal department, and
this feature of the Chautauqua Assem-
bly, will give it great interest with
hundreds in attendance.
Mr.. VIM. Short of Los Angeles, the
cartoonist, came before the audience
at 10 O'Clock with easel, canvas and
pencil. The people came to be
amused, and they were. His carica-
lures showed much artistic skill He
first represented son of the green
isle with his peculiar facial structure
and his cob pipe. The "dude" Gre
ated considerable merriment. Mr..
Short said he was not q real estate
agent. After number of illustrations
showing what few strokes of the
pencil would do in metamorphosizing
one thing into another, he drew a
young sprightly-looking lass with her
rather burly looking lover" no doubt,
by her side, and then converted them
into q whisky flask and cham
pagne bottle. This, in this village
'by the sea-" to whisky and beer
guzzlers give the go-by. We have no
doubt this filled niche in the pro-
gramme, giving the most unbounded
satisfaction.
The lecture OF Rev. 7. B. Cherring-
ton on Thursday evening on India and
the Hindoos, greatly pleased the large
audience. His analysis of the char
acter of this interesting people, full of
incongruities, was amusing as well as
instructive.
He said, heathenism was generally
thought. to be SYNONYMOUS with bar
barism. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. The Greeks and
Romans were heathens yet they
reached, as all intellectual people
know, high state of civilization,
and their philosophers, statesmen,
artists and orators are in very many
respects models for us, and will be,
probably, for all time to come.
The general intelligence among all
classes, high and low, is a marvel.
They are shrewd, quick-witted and
keen observers.
They are natl on OF poets. Their
great poem, much longer-eight times
longer-than the Illiad of Homer,
written six hundred years before the
birth of Christ, can be repeated by all
classes from beginning to end.
Their ordinary conversation is full
of poetry. One illustration among sew
eral was this: Their oldest child |
was born in the mountains. When
they arrived in the city great curios-
ity was aroused. Several hundred of
all classes gathered around his dwell
ing to see the young.
A spokesman was appointed to
make the request that it should be
brought out. When the rays of the
sun fell into its eyes it began to cry. !
One of the crowd, looking anything
but poetical, exclaimed, "Listen,
brothers, to the voice of the sweet |
mountain bird"
Politeness is another characteristic
quite in contrast, the speaker thought,
with "boorish America" In address
ing persons of different caste, great
care is needed to avoid giving offense.
There is a formula for these different
ranks.
Will your excellency have the ex-
cruciating kindness? etc.
On certain occasion he was the |
invited guest at the house of the chief
man of the village. After much
palaver, the host exclaimed, "It
would give me the highest pleasure to
give my skin to make shoes for your
feet"
They are hospitable beyond prece-
dent. Not knowing just how to recip-
rocate, he said he felt exceedingly en-
barrassed. So he asked an English
officer what to do. He told him to get |
perfumery put up in small, handsome
bottles and this would exactly fill the |
bill, as they hare remarkably fond OF
perfumery. He did so, and found it a |
perfect success.
They may be seen at any time going |
about the villages with trays filled
with u large variety of sweet meats
and other delicacies which they |
present to one another and to
foreigners.
They are profoundly religious. Al
most everything enters into their re-
ligion, but morality. They consider it |
no disgrace to do any mean thing, as
lying, cheating, and all kinds Of de-
bauchery, if it is politely done. Their
yearly religious feasts, lasting three
days, are given up to the most flag
rant Righteousness. i
They are specifically trifling and
unstable; but there is an under
stratum of strength OF character
which when developed is the stuff of
which martyrs are made. He gave an
account of devotee whom he often
visited--a man OF wealth having
lived to forty years in luxury, who had
lain for twelve years exposed to sun,
stormand cold, without covering, eat
ing just enough to keep soul and body
together. When they embrace the
Christian religion, no persecution can
move them a jot or title.